| Old Szechuan - Seattle, WA |
| Thunder & Buttons II - Colorado Springs, CO |
| Restaurant Eve - Alexandria, VA |
| Monell's Germantown - Nashville, TN |
| Park Burger - Denver, CO |
| First Crush - San Francisco, CA |
| Strings - Denver, CO |
| Mellow Yellow - Chicago, IL |
| Barristers Deli - Cleveland, OH |
| Squatters Pub - Salt Lake City, UT |
| Rufino's - Anaheim, CA |
| Benito II - New York, NY |
| Cafe Dufrain - Tampa, FL |
| Portland Prime - Portland, OR |
| Mount Everest - Berkeley, CA |
| Campanello's - Cincinnati, OH |
| Chez Machin - Portland, OR |
| Gambardella's - Fairbanks, AK |
| LA Tavola - Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pioneer - Arlington, TX |
| Tom Ham's Lighthouse - San Diego, CA |
| Tikka Masala - San Francisco, CA |
| Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar - Bellevue, WA |
| My Pizzeria - North Miami, FL |
| Edo-Ya Tokyo Cuisine - Fresno, CA |
| Tostado's Grill - Cincinnati, OH |
| Red's Savoy Pizza - Minneapolis, MN |
| Booeymonger Georgetown - Washington, DC |
| Shanghai River - Houston, TX |
| Tony's Ybor Italian - Tampa, FL |